Ige, T.O and Alfred, S.D.Y and Akinwalere, B.O. (2024) Perception of Parents Toward Girl-Child Completion of Secondary School Education in Rural Area of Kwara and Osun State,Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Studies, 11 (2). pp. 13-24. ISSN 2058-9093(Print), 2058-9107(Online)
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Abstract
This paper reviews the perception of parents towards the completion of girl-child secondary school education in the rural area of kwara and osun state, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 240 respondents purposively. A well-structured interview and Focus Group Discussion were used to collect data on the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents and perception towards girl-child completion of secondary school education. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, pie-chart, bar-chart. Also, hypothesis was analysed using T-test. The study revealed that the mean age of respondents was 43years, it was discovered that majority of the respondents (79%) were males, while only 21% were females. Religion revealed that 42.1 % of the respondents practiced Christianity, 56.7% practiced Islam and 1.2 % practiced traditional religion. Also, respondents received an average monthly income of ₦30,000. This implies that most of the respondents were low-income earners. The study further revealed that the perception of parents had a significant difference towards girl-child secondary school education, due to the popular African Myth that a male child is superior to a female child. This study recommends enlightenment for parents in the rural areas. Also, adult education should be encouraged by both government and non-governmental organisations especially for mothers, as they play key roles in the education of a girl child.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Depositing User: | Prof. Sunday Jackson |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2024 10:43 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2024 10:43 |
| URI: | https://tudr.org/id/eprint/3443 |
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